Haberdashery hanger



March 19, 1963 E. B. SEEGER HABERDASHERY HANGER Filed Jan. 23, 1961INVENTOR. EARL B. SEEGER ATTORNEY tats ire

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3,081,331 EEABERDASHERY HANGER Earl B. Seeger, 2830 N. 447th St.,Milwaukee, Wis. Filed Jan. 23, 1961, Ser. No. 84,154 2 (Ilaims. (Cl.211-113) This invention relates to improvements in a hanger for menshaberdashery.

It is an object of this invention to provide a hanger which will afforda convenient means for assembling a plurality of items, worn by men, ina neat manner and which will display the items for ready choice.

A further object is to provide a hanger which will serve as a commonplace for assembling haberdashery items and thus avoiding placing themwhere they may not be easily found or in a place which may have beenforgotten.

It is also an object to provide a hanger of the type herein disclosedwhich is inexpensive to manufacture, durable in service, and compact inrequirement as to the space occupied by it.

Another object is to provide a hanger which may serve as a display forvarious items of mens haberdashery.

These and other advantages will be evident as the descriptionprogresses.

in the drawings:

PEG. 1 is a view in front elevation illustrating my invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view as seen on the line 22 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in FIG. 1 suggest the various items which may bemounted on the hanger and are merely illustrative of the manner of usefor which the hanger is adapted;

The broken lines 1 suggest four-in-hand ties, the broken lines 2 suggestbow-ties, the broken lines 3 suggest tie clasps, the broken lines 4suggest cuff links, and the broken lines 5 suggest lapel pins.

The hanger comprises a flat, substantially rectangular, relatively thinsheet preferably made of a plastic material and having at its uppermargin hook 11 disposed intermediate the side margins of the sheet andreinforced by a rib 12 on each side extending from a point within theupper area of the sheet and adjacent the margin of the hook to a secondpoint within said margin.

As clearly indicated in FIG. 1, the sheet is provided with a pluralityof apertures arranged in groups 13 and 14, and 16, 17 and 1S and group19. The apertures of group Iii are preferably arcuate and have the lowermargin serrated in order to resist sliding of four-inhand ties 1 incontact therewith when other ties of the same kind are inserted orwithdrawn from the arcuate apertures.

Each of the groups 13 and 14 comprises five rectangular aperturesdisposed in vertically spaced relation to each other. Each aperture inthe groups 13 and 14 is elongated in -a horizontal directionsufficiently to permit the clasp of a bow tie 2 to be inserted andclamped on the end margins of the aperture.

The circular apertures of the groups 15 and 16 are each beveled inwardlytoward the center of the aperture and this beveled edge is slottedradially at four relatively spaced points 25, 2.6, 27 and 28. Theresulting inwardly projecting tapered tongues 29, 30, 31 and 32 have alimited amount of resiliency which permits the insertion of the shank ofa cuif button 4 under slight frictional contact.

The circular apertures of groups 17 and 18 are each of a diametersuflicient only to receive the shank of a lapel pin 5.

In addition to the foregoing described apertures, the hanger is providedon each side margin with a series of V-shaped grooves 35 and 36 spacedvertically relative to each other and below a horizontal line whichextends beneath the rectangular apertures of the groups 13 and 14. TheseV-shaped grooves serve to hold tie clasps 3 in position.

It will be understood that the thickness of the sheet 10 should besufficient to accommodate the clamps of the bow ties 2 and tie cl-asps 3and to permit the anchoring buttons for the lapel pins 5 to be mountedon the pin shanks.

From the foregoing description and the drawings, it is apparent that Ihave provided a novel hanger adapted for the assembly of various itemsof haberdashery in a convenient place and arranged in a neat symmetricalmanner and displayed with some satisfaction artistically.

Obviously the user of a hanger of the type herein disclosed can assemblehis haberdashery where it may be conveniently found without theannoyance incident to promiscuous storage.

As will be apparent from the drawings the front and rear of the hangerpresent the same arrangement of the apertures and slots, the onlydifference in the outline being that of the hook 11 which will appear asreversed from that shown in FIG. 1.

Furthermore, the hanger herein disclosed is inexpensive to manufactureand its useful life will extend for a long period of time without needfor repair or replacement.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a haberdashery hanger comprising aunitary substantially rectangular sheet of plastic material having ahanger hook intermediate two of its parallel sides and an integral partthereof, said sheet having a plurality of apertures arranged in groups,the apertures of one group to be arcuate for the reception offourin-hand ties, the apertures of a second group being elongated forreception of the clasps of bow ties, the apertures of a third groupbeing circular in diameter and tapered inwardly and the tapered portionbeing slotted radially for the reception of the shanks of cufl? buttons,and the apertures of a fourth group being of a diameter suflicient toreceive the shanks of lapel pins, said sheet further having V-shapedslots in said parallel sides for the reception of tie clasps, saidarcuate apertures disposed intermediate said parallel sides andvertically relative to each other and said hook, said elongatedapertures comprising two groups one upon one side of said arcuateapertures and the other upon the opposite side thereof, said cuff linkreceiving apertures comprising two groups below said elongated apertureone group upon one side of an intermediate vertical line of said. sheetand the other upon the opposite side of said line, said lapel pinapertures disposed on opposite sides of and between said line and saidcuff link apertures, the apertures of each group disposed in verticalspaced relation to each other.

2. As a new article of manufacture, .a hanger for a varied assortment ofhaberdashery, said hanger comprising a unitary relativelythin-substantially rectangular sheet of material having adjacent one ofits sides and intermediate the ends thereof hanger supporting means,said sheet having a plurality of apertures symmetrically arranged ingroups relative to each other and to said supporting means, certain ofsaid groups accommodating a type of haberdashery differing from that ofothers of said groups, said certain of said groups being arranged inequal proportions relative to each other and to said other said groups,one of said groups comprising a plurality of arcuate apertures disposedin superimposed relationship between and intermediate opposite side ofsaid sheet and relatively below said supporting means, said arcu-ateapertures each having one side serrated and curved relatively away fromsaid side having said hanger means, said equal portions of one of saidcertain groups being disposed on opposite sides of said arcuateapertures relative to each other and below a plane substantiallyparalleling the side of said sheet having said hanger means, theapertures of equal portions of said one of said certain groups eachbeing elongated and substantially rectangular, said equal portions of asecond of said certain groups being disposed below said one of saidcertain groups and on opposite sides of an intermediate plane disposedbetween said groups of said one of said certain group and intersectingsaid arcuate apertures and said hanger means, the aperture of said equalportions of said second of said certain groups being circular indiameter and tapered inwardly in transverse cross-section, the taperedportion of said apertures being slotted radially thereof, said equalportions of a third of said certain groups being disposed adjacent toand between said equal portion of said second of said certain groups andon opposite sides of said intermediate plane, said sheet having V-shapedslots in opposite sides adjacent said second of said certain groups,whereby four-in-hand 4 ties may be supported in said arcuate apertures,bow ties may be mounted in said elongated-rectangular apertures, cuffbutton shanks may be inserted in apertures having the tapered-slottedmarginal portion, the shanks of lapel pins 5 may be inserted in theapertures of said third of said certain groups, and tie Clasps may bemounted in said V-shaped slots, all arranged symmetrically to offer apleasing and convenient display of an assortment of a variety ofhaberdashery.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,779,146 Reckford Oct. 21, 1930 2,401,835 McFall June 11, 19462,492,226 Kohl Dec. 27, 1949 2,522,660 Bledsoe Sept, 19, 1950 2,675,912Foster Apr. 20, 1954 2,748,953 Behlefeldt June 5, 1956 2,794,549Feibusch June 4, 1957 2,905,329 Maruska Sept. 22, 1959 2,914,168 CraneNov. 24, 1959

1. AS A NEW ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, A HABERDASHERY HANGER COMPRISING AUNITARY SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR SHEET OF PLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING AHANGER HOOK INTERMEDIATE TWO OF ITS PARALLEL SIDES AND AN INTEGRAL PARTTHEREOF, SAID SHEET HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES ARRANGED IN GROUPS,THE APERTURES OF ONE GROUP TO BE ARCUATE FOR THE RECEPTION OFFOUR-IN-HAND TIES, THE APERTURES OF A SECOND GROUP BEING ELONGATED FORRECEPTION OF THE CLASPS OF BOW TIES, THE APERTURES OF A THIRD GROUPBEING CIRCULAR IN DIAMETER AND TAPERED INWARDLY AND THE TAPERED PORTIONBEING SLOTTED RADIALLY FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE SHANKS OF CUFF BUTTONS,AND THE APERTURES OF A FOURTH GROUP BEING OF A DIAMETER SUFFICIENT TORECEIVE THE SHANKS OF LAPEL PINS, SAID SHEET FURTHER HAVING V-SHAPEDSLOTS IN SAID PARALLEL SIDES FOR THE RECEPTION OF TIE CLASPS, SAIDARCUATE APERTURES DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE SAID PARALLEL SIDES ANDVERTICALLY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND SAID HOOK, SAID ELONGATEDAPERTURES COMPRISING TWO GROUPS ONE UPON ONE SIDE OF SAID ARCUATEAPERTURES AND THE OTHER UPON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THEREOF, SAID CUFF LINKRECEIVING APERTURES COMPRISING TWO GROUPS BELOW SAID ELONGATED APERTUREONE GROUP UPON ONE SIDE OF AN INTERMEDIATE VERTICAL LINE OF SAID SHEETAND THE OTHER UPON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID LINE, SAID LAPEL PINAPERTURES DISPOSED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF AND BETWEEN SAID LINE AND SAIDCUFF LINK APERTURES, THE APERTURES OF EACH GROUP DISPOSED IN VERTICALSPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER.